का

From Sanskrit किम् (kim). Cognate to Hindi क्या (kyā).

का (kā)

1. what

From a derivative of Sanskrit कृ (kṛ, “to do”), likely कृतं (kṛtaṃ) or कृते (kṛte). Dasa also suggests क (ka, diminutive suffix). Compare Punjabi ਦਾ (dā).

• IPA^(key): /kɑː/

का • (kā) (Urdu spelling کا‎)

1. marks the genitive case: of, belonging to

   राम का भाई ― rām kā bhāī ― Ram's brother

   उसका दोस्त ― uskā dost ― his friend

   सोनिया की घड़ी ― soniyā kī ghaṛī ― Soniya's watch.

2. part of, from

   संतरे का रस ― santre kā ras ― orange juice (literally, “juice from orange”)

   हाथ की उंगली ― hāth kī uṅglī ― finger of the hand.

3. made of, consisting of

   लोहे का तलवार ― lohe kā talvār ― an iron sword

4. worth, useful

   क्या यह कोई कहने की बात है?

   kyā yah koī kahne kī bāt hai?

   Is this something that is worth saying?

5. (colloquial) marks the prospective case

   वह नहीं कहने का। ― vah nahī̃ kahne kā. ― He's not going to talk.

6. (in the oblique) forms compound postpositions

   के दौरान ― ke daurān ― during

   की तरफ़ ― kī taraf ― facing

• का is a possessive particle in Hindi to show relationships with people and things, and in many cases it can be translated as a Saxon genitive, as possession would be used in English.
• Some pronoun genitive forms change का into रा, e.x. मेरा (merā, “my”).
• It also forms a large number of compound pospositions such as के साथ (ke sāth, “with”), के पीछे (ke pīche, “behind”), की तरफ़ (kī taraf, “facing”), etc.

का • (kā)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of क्या (kyā); what

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “का”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

का • (kā)

1. why

का • (kā)

1. or

का • (kā)

1. final interrogative particle to form a yes-no question

   तुम्ही दिल्लीचे का?

   tumhī dillīce kā?

   Are you from Delhi?

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “का”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

का

1. Devanagari script form of kā, which is the feminine nominative singular of क (ka)
2. Devanagari script form of kā, which is the feminine nominative and accusative plural of क (ka)

• क्हा

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n

का

1. dog